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William Shatner Heading to Broadway

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    William Shatner discusses his charity work and his new one-man show on Broadway, “Shatner’s World”.

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-- actual happening honest talk and -- -- of a lot of guys -- -- on the -- original I -- -- a sort of do with -- -- -- off here he says he's right.

Why a great.

Why am I -- -- it's in my DNA.

-- is this is part of my fifty years ago Portugal for Star Trek to and door.

Bravo for you to play the theme that we would -- who would think that now you're gonna talked about nobody not nobody with that but you know continuing.

Along the theme of horses.

-- Bloomberg did a statue.

Of a special forces.

Soldier.

On a Afghanistan.

Only.

And it's a statue that it's now.

The that was in the parade.

And nine -- just a few months ago it's now going to be placed somewhere downtown.

It is part of the burgeoning process -- taking care of our.

Veterans coming back.

Who perhaps.

Not dissimilar symptoms.

To the children that you and -- chart are helping through writing therapy.

So there's a therapeutic writing programs all across the political -- some are trying to help the veterans.

Who have symptoms not dissimilar to children and endorses Obama -- -- in people on horses -- the bond Victorian.

Children.

And -- some magical it's magical and what it does is magically.

Children walk who have never walk children talk.

Who have never talked we've seen miracles.

That have happened so there's -- movement and my charity is.

Part of that movement.

Two contribution to writing therapeutic programs for children -- veterans.

Obviously in the Broadway production war horse not -- -- auction.

I -- in the business so.

Well publicizing.

My show.

The music box theater for a limited run.

One of the great theatrical events of our lifetime.

It is war -- in.

In New York so you have sent.

Overwhelmed.

By that show -- we went out Michael earners are like some.

You know orange -- coming.

And you know what -- opening.

That -- global don't think it'll -- Let's all.

Know.

No well so well but what you -- -- -- up.

It's not just look at the moment you want but I'll -- beyond its got to understand that there is a brokerage giant battery involved here.

That is also that the the -- on the invention the the creative thinking involved here and to have a lake falloff is like.

Not stumbling you know -- this one man show if you forget the joke.

There's -- collapse -- there.

And I tell many stories in my show.

-- many story of lapses happened on live television happen in the theater.

Jokes that.

Actors pull on each other while.

During the show it can be awful and for a leg to falloff -- -- just doesn't destruct because of the woman.

The -- are -- student -- potential problem.

Soldier dog right that it didn't just just detract from all of us it was a marvelous.

Expression and unlike -- thing.

A percent they'll adjust our -- anything you've ever seen.

And it's full of invention.

So you do two dollars but it -- and I do off says sounds all of America's not make sounds old time under the that don't don't you know world -- -- They're -- you do and that's why they make -- -- I told alive first -- -- -- I don't care ward leader nother ball.

You can drop -- make -- talked.

Have -- I don't care what you do so I don't does a -- Well you're an old hand but for me I I want focus tornado I can't.

Everybody we're doing a show it's all the Don Imus show and I want you on the operation there you do two hours just about all -- yeah it's a -- -- Two hours on stage alone.

And they say well what do you do and it's.

Hard to explain what I'd do without sounding egotistical but it's my life and the use.

The extraordinary things of how about a fund.

It's great -- and I've tried to make it amusing.

-- -- get lots of -- all the things I've done and -- there alone entertaining you.

But when you think about it it's the original entertainment it's the it's the -- minstrel that the around the -- -- -- it's it's primitive it's primal and and it's what.

It's one war horse is trying to do.

Does so successfully is reach you and -- you I mean that's all the matters will it reach you -- -- you -- -- -- you well I reach you and I grabbed.

I saw on an alcoholic one as a comedian.

-- -- -- Yes well I -- MR wrong way of one man show and absolutely brilliant I mean president I mean you know I don't actually -- that been so many plays that are Dolan an outpouring.

While some place that I vulnerable -- I can do what.

And there are even a factor probably well known it's a pleasure and I've got a program thank my arm and coming pleasure admire -- few years -- -- over the horses -- and you too.

-- -- -- -- -- Smart program he opens up all of the show officially -- February 16.

After -- box that are about to.

Of the first couple of previous October 14 that Iran from -- shows -- and so on not.

March.

Fourth rouge you don't buy to dispelled and and are going to get tickets and and in the -- -- bottom.

Governor noticed stumbled into -- often and wide and about a Muslim into some.

-- -- -- are profitable talked a little.